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brace¹ /breɪs/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr. I n. 1. 托架,支架;扣件;(斜)撑柱,拉条;牵索 The table is shaky because the braces are loose. 这张桌子晃悠悠的,因为支架松脱了。 2. 【机】手摇曲柄钻 3. [braces] 〈主英〉(裤子的)背带 (= 〈美〉suspenders) wear braces 用背带系吊裤子 a pair of braces 一副背带 4. 【医】(用以支承病体或畸形体的)梏具;[braces] 畸齿矫正钢丝架 a man in his spinal brace 上骨科背甲的男子 The thirteen-year-old girl had braces on her teeth. 这个13岁的女孩齿上戴有矫正架。 5. (射箭运动员的)护腕;(击剑运动员的)护臂 6. [单复同]一对,一双 She brought me a brace of pheasants and two brace of rabbits. 她给我带来一对野鸡和两对野兔。 a brace of duelling pistols 一对决斗用的手枪 Those two are a brace of thieves! 那两人双双是贼! 7. 【印】大括弧(即 { });方括号(即 [ ]) 8. 【音】连谱号(连接两个或两个以上谱表部分的大括弧);由连谱号连接的谱表部分 9. 【音】调节鼓弦松紧的滑动皮环 10. 〈美口〉(尤指军校低年级生的)僵直立正姿势 11. 防备状态;防御状态 12. 激励物;(提高士气等的)刺激因素
II ❶ vt. 1. 支撑;加固;使绷紧 brace a sagging bookshelf with more crosspieces 添装横档以加固摇摇欲坠的书架 He braced his muscles and lifted the weight. 他把肌肉绷紧,一使劲举起那重物。 brace a bow 张弓 2. 【医】使戴枷具;装矫正架于 3. [常作 brace oneself] 使防备;使经受锻炼 Brace yourself for the bad news. 你得作好准备,有坏消息相告。 The city brace d itself for a possible new quake. 全城作了可能再发生一场地震的防备。 brace one's will 锻炼意志 nerves braced by long familiarity with danger 久经危难考验而变得坚强的神经 4. 激励,振奋;刺激 the bracing air of the riverside 河滨凛冽清新的空气 5. 使(手、足等)牢置,使稳扎 I would have come off the seat if I hadn't braced my feet against the dashboard. 若不是把双脚死死抵着马车的挡泥板,我准会从座位上给摔出去。 6. 〈诗〉围绕;束住,扣上 7. 〈美口〉使取僵直的立正姿势 8. 〈美俚〉向…借钱 9. 〈美俚〉拦住…提出责问 ❷ vi. 1. 鼓起勇气 2. 作好防备 brace against hurricanes 作好防飓风准备 The candidate braced for another defeat. 候选人作好了再一次失败的准备。 3. 〈美口〉摆出僵直的立正姿势 [< OFr bracier to embrace, gird tightly < brace the two arms outstretched or embracing < L bracchia arms] phr. brace up 1. 〈口〉(使)打起精神, (使)重新鼓起勇气; (使) 振作 brace (oneself) up for the new task 振作精神从事新任务 She braced up and tried once more. 她鼓起勇气又试了一次。 Brace up your artistic conscience. 激起你那艺术家的良心吧。2. 〈英俚〉以有利可图的价格典当赃物 in a brace of shakes 〈英俚〉立刻,马上,刹那间 take a brace 〈美俚〉(运动员)提高技艺; (赌徒)时来运转 |